Liver Cancer
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2003.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 15, 2003; 9(4): 692-695
Published online Apr 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i4.692
Table 1 Characteristics of study participants from Qidong
Hepatocellular carcinomasCirrhoticsControls
(25)(20)(30)
Age (average [range], in years)49 (27-70)39 (25-65)45 (19-87)
Number of males (%)20 (80)17 (85)25 (83)
Hepatitis B surface antigen positive (%)21 (84)13 (65)4 (13)
Serum alpha-fetoprotein positive (%)20 (80)14 (70)0 (0)